# dzert
## Latgalian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gerˀtei. Cognates include Lithuanian gerti and Latvian dzert.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈd͡zʲæ̂rt]
* Hyphenation: dzert

### Verb

dzert
* (transitive) to drink
    Maņ pateik dzert vīnogu soku.I like drinking grape juice.
* (transitive) to take (medicine)

#### Conjugation
### References

* A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 138

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ger-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷer-, *gʷor-, *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”). The meaning “to drink” is attested only in Baltic languages. Cognates include Lithuanian gérti, Sudovian terd (< *gert), Old Prussian girtwei (“to praise”) (< “to drink in praise of”), Proto-Slavic *žьrati < *gьrati (Russian жрать (žratʹ, “to gobble, to devour”), Czech žrati, Polish żreć), Sanskrit गिरति (giráti, “to eat, to gobble”), Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”), βορά (borá, “food, meat, bite”) (< *gʷor-), Latin vorāre (“to devour”) (< *gʷor-).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [dzɛɾ̂t]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

dzert (transitive or intransitive, 1st conjugation, present dzeru, dzer, dzer, past dzēru)
* to drink (to take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it)
    dzert kafiju, tēju, vīnu ― to drink coffee, tea, wine
    teļš dzer pienu ― the calf is drinking milk
    putni dzer ūdeni ― birds drink water
    visu mūžu labprāt esmu dzēris alu ― I have drunk beer with pleasure my whole life
* (intransitive) to drink (to satisfy one's thirst)
    govis sanāk pie dīķa dzert ― the cows came by the pond to drink
    “dzert gribas,” puika sūrojās ― “I'm thirsty (lit. I want to drink),” the boy complained
* (of medicine) to take, to ingest (with a liquid)
    dzert zāles ― to take medicine
    dzert aspirīna tableti ― to take an aspirin tablet
* (figuratively) to enjoy (light, air, climate)
    viņa dzēra vasaru kā zieds, kas atplaucis vienai dienai ― she drank the summer like a flower that blossoms (only) for one day
* (intransitive) to drink (to consume alcoholic beverages frequently, systematically)
    vīrs dzer tikai tad, ja mājās viss nav kārtībā ― a husband drinks only when everything is not in order at home
    tad viņš iesāka dzert: vakaru pēc vakara viņš streipuļodams no kroga pārnāca mājā ― then he began to drink: night after night he came home staggering from the bar
* to drink (an alcoholic beverage) to the honor of someone, of a celebration), to celebrate (weddings, baptisms, funerals)
    tagad, Aivar, es dzeru uz jūsu laimi! ― now, Aivars, I drink to your happiness!
    kāzu godu mēs dzērām, kāzu dziesmas dziedājām ― we drank (in honor of) the wedding, we sang wedding songs
    tagad jādzer Brīviņa bēres ― now (we) have to drink (= celebrate) Brīviņš's funeral
    pēdīgi viņš vaicāja, kad Kristīne vēloties, lai tiktu kāzas dzertas? ― finally he asked when Kristīne wanted that the wedding be drunk (= celebrated)

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* aizdzert
* apdzert
* atdzert
* iedzert
* izdzert
* nodzert
* padzert
* piedzert
* sadzert
* uzdzert
    other derived terms:
* dzērājs, dzērāja
* dzērējs, dzērēja
* dzēriens
* dzertuve

#### See also

* ēst

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dzert”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN